The Yankees played it cool this offseason in regards to their interest in Japanese starter Yu Darvish and it looks like they weren’t just bluffing. The winner of the posting process has still not been officially revealed, but the Yankees are “not getting him,” according to Marc Carig of the Neward Star-Ledger.

The Yankees seemed to only have placed a modest last second bid probably in an effort to placate fans that are calling for the rotation to be improved. The Rangers and Blue Jays are said to have placed much more aggressive bids.

As of right now the Yankees have five starters, but are still supposedly looking to upgrade the rotation. They have talked with teams regarding the trade market, but the asking price on everybody seems to be through the roof. The Reds recently landed Mat Latos in a package that the Yankees would likely only give up for Felix Hernandez.

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